For Parents of Newborn, Hospital Went From Safe to Scary

Hospital workers receive a shipment of food and supplies for hospital staff at NYU Langone Medical Center around 3 p.m., the day after Sandy hit New York City.

For Charles Rosenbaum and Kimberly Landman, Sandy’s arrival came with a surprise. On Sunday morning at NYU Langone Medical Center, Ms. Landman gave birth to a baby girl, Alice, weighing in at just 5 pounds and 2 ounces. She was several weeks early.

As the storm bore down on New York, the couple found themselves stuck in a hospital, which they thought would be the safest place to be. From their 13th floor room they had a view of First Avenue and could see the surging water levels.

“For a little while there it was obviously concerning but we felt that we were in one of the safest places to be with the generators and the doctors,” said Rosenbaum.

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